Himself is firmly of the opinion that sea-sickness is all in the mind.
I beg to differ.
He is however convinced, that if he gets me aboard his floating bath tub, on enough occasions, and if I catch sufficient fish, I will simply ‘grow’ a pair of sea-legs and be able to … [Read more...]

Himself decided recently, that I have been working too hard.
With great kindness and generosity, he took it upon himself to organize a nice break, on the Dorset Coast, to help me recharge my batteries and relax.
Setting off
We leave just after 9 am when the rush hour has … [Read more...]

Sometimes, things take a little longer than we expect.
And some days don't go according to plan.
I am writing a series on Stop Whistle training.
I thought it would be nice to have some video clips to illustrate these articles.
Over the last few days I have recorded … [Read more...]

This is one of the articles I have moved over from my old website. It was first published in 2011.
Rivers of Vomit
I was going to call this post ‘Rivers of Vomit’ but Himself said there was far too much vomit in it, without putting it in the title.
Last weekend, my … [Read more...]

I had always imagined the that spinning sensation of 'vertigo' would be a fairly gentle (if nauseating) sensation.
Not a violent and unprovoked assault.
When the bathroom floor decided to rotate itself through 90 degrees and smack me in the face at 6 o'clock this morning, … [Read more...]

September’s issue of ‘My Boat’s Bigger than Your Boat Magazine’ dropped through the letter box this morning and glancing through it I was interested to read about the ongoing saga of Dorset’s Bluefin Tuna. Apparently a 35lb specimen of this splendid fish was captured by a … [Read more...]

I’m Pippa and two of my passions are dogs and writing. I hope you enjoy reading my books and articles, and thank you so much for visiting here today!
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